#AAC8C8#AAC8C8
#AAC8C8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.032 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AAC8C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 200, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 21%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 15%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.48, -10.01, -3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.48, 10.56, 198.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.07% -0.0309 -0.0092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.07% 0.032 196.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6544, 54.0235, 62.5492) |
| Luminance | 0.5403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.77
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.92
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.45
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.43
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 10.80
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AAC8C8 #C8AAAA
analogous
#AAC8B9 #AAC8C8 #AAB9C8
triadic
#AAC8C8 #C8AAC8 #C8C8AA
tetradic
#AAC8C8 #B9AAC8 #C8AAAA #B9C8AA
square
#AAC8C8 #B9AAC8 #C8AAAA #B9C8AA
split-complementary
#AAC8C8 #C8AAB9 #C8B9AA
monochromatic
#619696 #85B0B0 #AAC8C8 #CFE0E0 #ECF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#AAC8C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#AAC8C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AAC8C8
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AAC8C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AAC8C8 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C5C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1CAC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aac8c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 200, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.032 196.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3d8d8',
500: '#aac8c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aac8c8; $custom-light: #c3d8d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aac8c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 200,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81066,
"c": 0.03223,
"h": 196.5
},
"luminance": 0.54025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AAC8C8
secondary
#9C7A7A
accent
#4646A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#121414
muted
#828383